The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ross Parkin at Birmingham 2026: 58:57, 8th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:29 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:09, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Berlin 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:35v median −0:57
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Block 03 6:27Running 3 3:34v median −1:22
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Block 04 6:47Running 4 3:43v median −1:13
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:45v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:01Running 6 3:39v median −1:14
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Block 07 6:28Running 7 3:42v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:23Running 8 3:45v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 883
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 883 men who finished.